What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Lawrence's Well, Duffus as Holy Well (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Lawrence's Well is associated with St Lawrence, a Christian martyr venerated in the medieval Christian tradition, particularly in Scotland. The well was likely used for healing rituals and pilgrimages, reflecting the widespread practice of venerating saints and holy wells in the medieval period for physical and spiritual cure.
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Places near here
Duffus HouseCist(s) (period Unassigned) · 44 yd
Duffus, Well HouseHouse (19th Century) (1800)-(1815) · 481 yd
DuffusVillage (period Unassigned) · 586 yd
Duffus CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 807 yd
GordonstounNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1091 yd
Gordonstoun HouseCountry House (17th Century), School (20th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 1174 yd
PlewlandsBuilding (period Unassigned), Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1303 yd
Duffus CastleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Clashach QuarryBuilding(s) (19th Century), Cave (nil Antiquity), Graffiti(s) (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Clashach CoveCave (period Unknown), Pictish Symbol Rock Carving (pictish) · 1.4 mi
Spindlemuir WoodForest · 1.8 mi
East BeachBeach / strand · 1.9 mi